"ghost-write" meaning in All languages combined

See ghost-write on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: ghost-writes [present, singular, third-person], ghost-writing [participle, present], ghost-wrote [past], ghost-written [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ghost-writes|ghost-writing|ghost-wrote|ghost-written}} ghost-write (third-person singular simple present ghost-writes, present participle ghost-writing, simple past ghost-wrote, past participle ghost-written)
  1. Alternative form of ghostwrite Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ghostwrite
    Sense id: en-ghost-write-en-verb-8DEWWMPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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